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Number of internally displaced people in Haiti tripled in 2024
LONDON, UK, 14 January 2025 (BBC) - The number of people internally displaced by gang violence in Haiti has tripled to more than one million, the United Nations' International Organization for Migration warned on Tuesday. The situation is particularly dire in the capital, Port-au-Prince, where displacement has risen by 87% between 2023 and 2024. Gangs control almost the entire city, leading to the collapse of the remaining health services and triggering food insecurity. More than 5,600 people were killed in gang violence in Haiti last year alone. |
The women lighting up Zanzibar
ZANZIBAR, 15 January 2025 (Guardian) - The women, all dressed in colourful hijabs, were installing solar power to a house in Muyuni B village in Unguja, the main island in the semiautonomous archipelago of Zanzibar, which lies off the coast of Tanzania in eastern Africa. They are part of a larger group – known fondly as Solar Mamas – who assemble, install, repair and maintain solar power kits in villages across the archipelago. They receive training from a community-based organisation called Barefoot College Zanzibar. |
Trinidad and Tobago extends state of emergency
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T, 14 January 2025 (Guardian) - Escalating violence in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) has caused the country’s government to extend emergency security measures declared in December, after a week of bloody gang warfare that left at least six dead. Late on Monday evening, the T&T parliament unanimously agreed on a three-month extension of a state of emergency announced on 30 December after police said they received intelligence about an imminent gang war. |
Scientist under fire for revealing extent of illegal tin mining
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 14 January 2025 (Mongabay) - Prominent Indonesian environmental forensic expert Bambang Hero Saharjo faces yet another potential lawsuit for serving as a state witness against alleged violators, this time in a high-profile tin laundering case. |
Seaplanes to transport goods between the Canary Islands
LANZAROTE, Canary Islands, 13 January 2025 (LG) - The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is studying the viability of using unmanned seaplanes to transport goods and, perhaps, passengers, between the Canary Islands. The seaplanes will be Wing-In-Ground-Effect Vehicles, which are faster than ships and cost less than conventional aircraft. |
Jeju Island emerges as a premier destination for medical tourism
NEW YORK, US, 13 January 2025 (TTW) - Jeju Island, South Korea, has gained recognition as a burgeoning medical tourism destination, attracting more than 600,000 international patients in 2023. This growth is part of South Korea’s increasing prominence as a leader in global medical tourism, particularly known for its expertise in cosmetic procedures. |
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